femoral

fem·o·ral

femoral

Pertaining to the thigh or the thigh bone (FEMUR). From Latin femor , thigh.

femoral

referring to the thigh.

femoral

pertaining to the femur or to the thigh.

femoral artery

the chief artery of the thigh. See Table 9.

femoral canal

the passage that conducts the femoral vessels from the abdomen to the thigh.

femoral epiphyseolysis

occurs in pigs 5 to 12 months old. There is moderate lameness in one or both hindlimbs. The onset is sudden and often precipitated by physical effort; it worsens within a few days so that the pig cannot use the limb. There is crepitus at the hip joint. There is an underlying osteochondrosis.

femoral head

rounded proximal articulating extremity of the femur; participates in the hip joint.

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